Novels like A Man at Thirty: Life Against the Current
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Man at Thirty: Life Against the Current, best match first.
- 51 The Book of the Supreme Principle Governing the World 皇极经世书 The Book of the Supreme Ultimate's Worldly Order 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 The Zombie Apocalypse: I Dumped My Scumbag Boyfriend and Took in the Scenery with My Sister 丧尸末日，甩了渣男与妹妹一起欣赏美好风景 The zombie apocalypse begins, and I dump my scumbag boyfriend to admire the beautiful scenery with my younger sister 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Five Years as a Stand-In: I Livestreamed the Truth on the Golden Sparrow Awards Stage 替身五年，我在金雀奖领奖台上直播了真相 After Five Years as a Stand-In, I Livestreamed the Truth from the Golden Sparrow Awards Stage 183Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 The Ungrateful Brat Publicly Pressured Me to Give Up Power, So I Revealed the Will 白眼狼当众逼我交权，我反手亮出遗嘱 The ungrateful wretch demanded I hand over power in front of everyone, so I brought out the will. 462Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Strange Treasures Conquer the World: The Secret Schemes of Lü Buwei 奇货驭天：吕不韦异谋传 Mastering Heaven with Rare Goods: The Strange Schemes of Lü Buwei 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Chen Ping, Master Strategist: His Heavenly Calculations Shape the World 玄谋陈平：天机算尽定乾坤 Chen Ping's Cunning: Calculating Heaven's Secrets to Shape the World 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Those Years Working in Lingnan 岭南打工那些年 This work is a realistic urban novel based on my own experience of heading south to Guangdong for work in the late 1980s. It might be more accurate to call it a memoir of migrant work than a novel. The characters are all based on my colleagues, fellow villagers, and friends I knew well! I chose to write in the first person so that everyone in these pages would feel vivid and real, with a soul of their own. I hope readers will find the voice warm and familiar as they read or listen in their spare 18.5kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
- 58 Mystic Arts of Dongshan: The Qin Dynasty’s Downfall 东山玄相：肥水折秦 Eastern Mountain's Mystic Physiognomy: The Qin Dynasty's Fertile Lands 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 The Hidden Treasures of the Spirit Pivot 灵枢天藏 The Celestial Treasury of the Spirit Pivot 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Song Jiaoren, Father of Chinese Constitutionalism 宪政之父宋教仁 The Father of Constitutionalism: Song Jiaoren presents the sweeping life of Song Jiaoren, a pioneer of constitutional government whose story unfolded amid the tumult of the late Qing and early Republican eras. As a founder of modern Chinese constitutionalism, Song Jiaoren called himself “the Fisherman.” With his pen as his sword and his blood as his ink, he carved a path toward constitutional government in an age shrouded in turmoil. In Japan, he translated Western legal codes, introducing const 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Who Exactly Did We Meet That Summer? 那个夏天，我们遇到的究竟是谁 Who Exactly Did We Meet That Summer? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Chinese History That Gets You Hooked from the First Page 一读就上瘾的中国史 A sweeping series on the historical patterns of five thousand years of Chinese history, helping you build a rational, objective, and pattern-seeking framework for a new way of thinking! This series is, in fact, a history book even more captivating than a novel. Starting with the Qin and Han dynasties, it covers the Jin dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song, Liao, Jin, and Xia dynasties, the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the Taiping Heavenly Ki 36.1kReads9.5Score5kShelves
- 63 Offering Longevity 献寿 Offering Up Longevity —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Beautiful Poison 美丽的毒药 Beautiful Poison 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 After Games Invade, I Settle the Score with Campus Loan Sharks 游戏入侵后，我清算了校园贷 Set in a modern city, with Sun Yat-sen University’s three campuses and five schools as its central setting, an immersive game called "Era Invasion" suddenly overlays reality without distinction. Its rules become deeply entwined with the real world: completing missions can awaken supernatural abilities and grant supplies, while failure triggers real-world penalties such as ruined credit, physical injuries, or doubled debts. The campus loan platforms that once operated as usual mutate into the rea —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Old Classmate, Where Did You Go? 老同学，你去了哪里 Old Classmate, Where Did You Go? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divining the Cosmos and Aiding Four Dynasties as an Immortal 玄相李泌：易数定乾坤，仙踪辅四朝 Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divination Sets the World in Order, an Immortal Aids Four Reigns 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Secrets of the Old Teahouse: The Terrifying Basement 老茶馆秘闻之恐怖的地下室 Secrets of the Old Teahouse: The Terrifying Basement 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Ink Seal of the Nine Heavens 墨印九天 Ink Seal Across the Nine Heavens 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 At the Source of the Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源头 As Old Zhou Nian lay dying, he took Zhou Liye by the hand and told him, “Xiaoye, it's up to you to carry on the Zhou family line. If you trace our family back far enough, we go all the way to the Zhou dynasty, to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Chang, and Ji Fa. Our ancestors were once members of the imperial family, and our original surname was Ji. It was only after the dynasties changed that our family took the surname Zhou! Here's our ancestral genealogy and the family heirloom, this ja 103.5kReads7.8Score9.4kShelves
- 71 After the Zombie Horde Ended, My Best Friend Turned into a Half-Human, Half-Zombie Monster 丧尸潮结束后，我的闺蜜变成了半人半丧尸的怪物 After the Zombie Horde Ended, My Best Friend Turned into a Half-Human, Half-Zombie Monster 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 The Village's Domineering Divine Doctor 乡村霸道神医 With university graduation just around the corner after four years of study, Li Mubai suffered a double blow. His girlfriend cheated on him with a rich kid, who then hired people to break one of Li Mubai’s legs and used his father’s position as a university trustee to get him expelled. Disheartened, Li Mubai returned to the countryside, where people nicknamed him “Iron Crutch Li.” But fate took a turn. By chance, he inherited the true Iron Crutch Li’s legacy, and from then on he practiced both 19.9kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
- 73 My Friend Still Has Years to Live. What Gives You the Right to Detain Him in the Underworld? 我朋友阳寿未尽，你们凭什么把他扣在阴间？ My friend still has years left to live. What gives you the right to keep him in the underworld? 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Taking Everything from the Family, Only to Lose Everything 吃绝户成绝户 I Was Left Destitute After Trying to Inherit Everything 241Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Mystic Pivot: Zhang Heng’s Record of Heavenly Secrets 玄枢：张衡天机录 The Mystic Pivot: Zhang Heng's Record of Celestial Secrets 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 The Might of the Great Tang: The Long Winds of the Celestial Strategies 大唐天威之天策长风 In the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty, the realm lies in ruins, smoke rises from battlefields, and the people are plunged into misery. A gifted child is born at the Wugong Guesthouse, marked by the auspicious signs of a dragon and phoenix. He is named Shimin, with the great ambition to bring peace to the people. Young Li Shimin is no idle boy. He studies military texts and masters riding and archery. At sixteen, he deploys a feint at Yanmen and drives back hundreds of thousands of Turk 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 The Lamp in the Raging Storm 狂风暴雨中的那盏灯 The Lamp That Shone Through the Storm 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 [The Four Beauties, classical historical romances, complete uncensored public-domain editions, stories of celebrated women in history, ancient tales] This complete collection contains the original, unabridged texts of The Romance of Xishi, The Romance of Wang Zhaojun, The Romance of Yang Guifei, and The Romance of Diaochan. It recounts the turbulent lives of the Four Beauties, whose beauty was said to make fish forget to swim, geese forget to fly, the moon hide, and flowers blush. Together, thes 526Reads9.2Score100Shelves
- 79 After the Divorce 离婚之后 [An animated series based on this book is coming soon. If you enjoy Qiuqiu's work, please keep an eye out for it!] This story tackles a subject close to real life, one I've always wanted to write about but never dared to. After writing a few feel-good power fantasies, I found myself returning to this subject, with an even stronger urge to express what I wanted to say. And so this book was born… Yang Zhixuan was a full-time homemaker who was divorced after fifteen years of marriage. On a snowy ni 10.5kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
- 80 The Guo Family's Crosstalk: A Twisted Take on Journey to the West 郭氏相声之歪批西游 Teacher Guo: Xiao Kou, why did you decide to write a novel that's all crosstalk? It's one of a kind online. Aren't you worried it's too niche and nobody will read it? Me: Because I truly love crosstalk. Teacher Guo: Oh, plenty of people love crosstalk! Even the old man who fixes bicycles at the end of the alley can crack a few jokes. Who do you think you are? Me: I'm nobody special. I'm just... worried. Teacher Guo: Worried? Did an elephant in your family crash an airplane? Me: Not an elephant! 1.6kReads8.8Score105Shelves
- 81 Reborn on My Wedding Night: The CEO’s Fussy Wife Has Changed Her Ways 重生新婚夜，总裁的作精娇妻不作了 Reborn on Her Wedding Night: The CEO’s Difficult, Doting Wife Has Turned Over a New Leaf 87Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 一只股票，富过三代 One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 A Wrong Turn into the CEO’s Room 误入总栽房 A Mistaken Entry into the CEO's Room 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Turned Scavenger 富二代沦为拾荒者的一生 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Who Became a Scavenger 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 The Overbearing CEO and the Fairy Who Gives Away Money 霸总与散财仙女 The Domineering CEO and the Generous Fairy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 You Can’t Steal My Sister, and the CEO Only Wants Me 妹妹抢不走，霸总只要我 My Sister Can’t Steal Him Away. The CEO Only Wants Me 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 A Heart Flutter After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing and Means Another 婚后心动，总裁他口嫌体直 Hearts Stir After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing but Does Another 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 I Went Viral on Tomato Novels After Retiring 退休后我爆红番茄小说 I Became a Hit on Tomato Novel After Retiring 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 A Modern Medical Doctor Becomes the Divine Physician Princess 现代医学博士成神医王妃 A loud crash rang out in the medical lab. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the most hated princess consort in an ancient prince’s household. The original owner had lorded it over everyone, relying on her father the chancellor. Every last person in the household hated her to the bone. When I arrived, she was raising a vase to smash someone, then slipped, hit her head on a rock, and died. Looking at the servants kneeling across the courtyard, trembling but glaring at me with hatred, I qui 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Guo Xiaoqi’s Love Story 郭小七的爱情 Guo Xiaoqi was born into a rural family obsessed with having sons. She had little schooling, but was very beautiful. As an adult, she was pursued by a married man. The two did everything they could to finally get married, but married life was not as wonderful as they had imagined, and she endured all kinds of hardship. After many twists and turns, she finally understood that she could rely on no one but herself. 526Reads8.9Score111Shelves
- 91 My Mother-in-Law Pretended to Be Paralyzed to Cheat Me Out of My School-District Home, So I Got Her a Disability Certificate and Humiliated Her 婆婆装偏瘫讹我学区房，我反手办残疾证让她社死 My mother-in-law pretended to be paralyzed to swindle me out of my school-district home. I retaliated by getting her a disability certificate and making her the laughingstock of everyone. 462Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 After the Chef God Betrayed by the Whole Team Lies Flat, the Entire Show Crew Begs Me to Return 被全队背刺的厨神躺平后，全节目组跪求我复出 After the cooking god betrayed by his whole team lies flat, the entire production crew begs me to come back 292Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 The Scandalous Tales of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人艳史演义 Uncovering the untold stories of the Four Beauties [History + biographies + the Four Beauties + unofficial anecdotes] Xi Shi, whose beauty could topple a kingdom as she washed silk, was caught in the turmoil of a chaotic age. Yang Yuhuan’s glance could captivate an entire city, but her passionate love became a shackle of fate. Wang Zhaojun left the frontier with a mournful song, bringing a brief peace between the Han and the Xiongnu. Diao Chan ingeniously set a chain of schemes in motion, turnin 92Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 94 The Marquis and the Village Girl 侯爷与小村女 The Marquis and the Village Girl 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Qianghai Romance: The Iron-Blooded Legend of a Slave and a Spirit Tiger 羌海情缘奴隶与灵虎的铁血传奇 “Crack!” A bolt of thunder struck, and the character “Wang” on the palace plaque became “Tu.” Was it fate, or coincidence? A great calamity is coming. Heaven's will cuts like a blade. Who will rule the tides of fate? A black-robed immortal suddenly opened his eyes. A spirit tiger roared at the sky, and a pillar of light shot upward. His country in ruins and his family lost, this child of a fireball survived against all odds. What thrilling adventures did he experience? What unknown secrets lie b 1.4kReads9.5Score100Shelves
- 96 1966: I Thrive by Making the Right Choices 1966我靠选择风生水起 This is a book with a strong moral compass. I hope you enjoy it! Take down some bullies and kill a few Japanese spies. Just read it as a fun power fantasy! Life is full of disappointments, but we must keep going and treasure what we have! May this book help you through your lows and welcome a brighter tomorrow with you! Brothers and sisters, let us work hard together! 871Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 The Neighbor's Young Wife Schemed Against Me and Ruined Half My Life 隔壁小媳妇算计我，毁我半生 [Period drama] [Northeastern factory district] [Forbidden affair] [Deception and schemes] [Pregnancy troubles] [Long-buried secrets] [Redemption through guilt] [A painfully realistic tragedy] In a northeastern chemical factory neighborhood in the 1980s, the life of honest factory worker Jia Jun is ruined by the young wife next door! One act of misplaced trust draws him into the enormous lie Su Min has spun. One wrong step, and he's trapped in a forbidden affair, lost beyond redemption! An unexpe 5.6kReads8.1Score268Shelves
- 98 The Savage Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 蛮荒纪元：棠焱传奇 The Wilds Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Sunny Skies Above the Humble Life 鸡毛之上有晴天 [Marriage and love] [Heartbreak] [Betrayal] [Comeback] [Redemption] [The truth about marriage] [Urban romance] [Realistic relationships] [Healing] A broken marriage has worn away every last trace of warmth, leaving two lives utterly out of step! He fought his way up from being a low-level technician at a chemical plant, only to have his own brother steal his hard work and stab him in the back! His former lover suffers through pregnancy; old love and hatred entangle them, betrayal cuts deep, devo 1.2kReads8.1Score104Shelves
- 100 Dream of the Red Chamber: Metaverse 红楼梦元宇宙 Keywords: #DreamOfTheRedChamberMetaverse #CyberpunkTraditionalChineseMedicine #AntiClicheTransmigrationIntoABook #HealthcarePunk #DreamlandLivestream [A viral, wildly imaginative premise] What if the 108 heroes of Dream of the Red Chamber all transmigrated and opened a hospital? The Fairy Disenchantment becomes the hospital director, and Jia Yucun handles administration, turning a top-tier hospital into a Dreamland livestream! Jia Baoyu writes prescriptions in verse, Lin Daiyu uses her tears f 399Reads9.4Score—Shelves
